Swedish noun

en ångest

anxiety, fear, dread

Meaning

anxiety; fear; dread

In Swedish: känsla av stark oro el. fruktan

Forms

Forms of ångest
Singular, indefiniteen ångest
Singular, definiteångesten

ångest is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ångest, den stora ångesten. Check another noun

Practise ångest

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Is it en ångest or ett ångest?

ångest in a sentence

  • hon greps av ångest och oro inför framtiden
    she was seized with dread and worry about the future
  • Jag har sån ångest över vad jag gjorde igår.
    I really regret what I did yesterday.

Words built with ångest

  • ångestfylld anxiety-ridden, filled with anguish

Questions

What does ångest mean in English?

ångest means “anxiety, fear”.

Is it en ångest or ett ångest?

It is en ångest, and “the anxiety” is ångesten.

Similar words

oro

Origin

From Old Norse angist or ángist.

Nearby common words

ångest is number 5,148 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary